This Saturday was the annual Green Chicken math contest between Middlebury and Williams. Over 30 students spent several hours doing (and then discussing) math problems in order to determine which school shall have the honor of being the home to a green porcelin chicken. Our team (with… Continue reading »
The Math/Stat Department Teaching Assistant applications are being accepted for the spring 2011 semester. If youare interested in applying see Marissa, Bronfman Science Center 203 for an application. Or email her [email protected] and she will send you an application. The deadline for applying is Friday,November 5. Continue reading »
The official date of the Green Chicken contest has been decided. It will take place at Williams College on October 23, 2010. More information is available here. Continue reading »
The Journal of Young Investigators has announced the 2nd annual Virtual Poster competition which will take place until November 2010. Interested undergraduates should make a video of themselves discussing a topic and upload their submission to YouTube. More details are available here. Continue reading »
Ed Burger has been chosen as one of the finalists for Huffington Post’s Ultimate Game Changer in education. Read more here. Continue reading »
A typical professor in the science division at Williams college has three key items on the agenda: teach courses, publish research papers, and apply for grants. Teaching and research are the bread and butter of being a faculty member, but receiving funding from a grant agency (such as… Continue reading »
On Sunday, September 26, there will be a mathematics conference for undergraduates, for students to give a talk, listen to talks, and meet mathematicians from the region. The conferencecelebrates the achievements of women, but it is open to all and talks are welcome from all students. There is no registration fee and… Continue reading »
Our own Professor of Mathematics Emeritus Victor Hill will be performing a harpsichord concert at: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Sunday, 3 October 2010 3:00 p.m. Free Admission… Continue reading »
For proving the Poincaré Conjecture, Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman was offered a million-dollar prize by the Clay Mathematics Institute. He has turned it down. Continue reading »
Professor Edward Burger TV interview. Continue reading »
Megamenu Social